LEADER 03915nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910541978003321 005 20230725031521.0 010 $a1-283-15576-1 010 $a9786613155764 010 $a1-84593-650-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000097897 035 $a(EBL)740103 035 $a(OCoLC)742419351 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000506422 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12223400 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000506422 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10530068 035 $a(PQKB)11102760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC740103 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL740103 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480963 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315576 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000097897 100 $a20110125d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aVegetable production and marketing in Africa$b[electronic resource] $esocio-economic research /$fedited by Dagmar Mitho?fer and Hermann Waibel 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cCABI$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84593-649-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; External Reviewers; 1 An Overview; 2 Theoretical Concepts for Socio-economic Research of Vegetables in Africa; 3 Framework for Economic Impact Assessment of Production Standards and Empirical Evidence; 4 The Impact of Food Safety Standards on Rural Household Welfare; 5 The Impact of Compliance with GlobalGAP Standards on Small and Large Kenyan Export Vegetable-producing Farms; 6 Food Production Standards and Farm Worker Welfare in Kenya; 7 Group Culture and Smallholder Participation in Value Chains: French Beans in Kenya 327 $a8 Export Vegetable Supply Chains and Rural Households in Senegal9 Comparative Assessment of the Marketing Structure and Price Behaviour of Three Staple Vegetables in Lusaka, Zambia; 10 Value Chains and Regional Trade in East Africa: the Case of Vegetables in Kenya and Tanzania; 11 Supply Chains for Indigenous Vegetables in Urban and Peri-urban Areas of Uganda and Kenya: a Gendered Perspective; 12 Private Voluntary Standards, Co-investment and Inclusive Business; 13 An Approach to Strengthening Vegetable Value Chains in East Africa: Potential for Spillovers 327 $a14 Challenges for Economic Impact Assessment of Classical Biological Control in Kenya and Tanzania15 Indirect and External Costs of Pesticide Use in the Vegetable Sub-sector in Kenya; 16 Integrated Pest Management Training and Information Flow among Smallholder Horticulture Farmers in Kenya; Index 330 $aVegetables are a significant component of agricultural farming systems in Africa and have recently moved into the focus of research organizations, development partners and policy makers. Beyond income generating opportunities for producers, vegetable production for domestic and export markets is an important driver for growth due to employment opportunities in production, processing and trade. Providing the latest socioeconomic research methodologies alongside empirical examples, this volume explores the potential for vegetable production to alleviate poverty, the impact of food production sta 606 $aVegetable trade$zAfrica 606 $aVegetables$zAfrica$xMarketing 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$zAfrica 615 0$aVegetable trade 615 0$aVegetables$xMarketing. 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects 676 $a338.1/75096 701 $aMitho?fer$b Dagmar$01129289 701 $aWaibel$b Hermann$f1951-$0978463 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910541978003321 996 $aVegetable production and marketing in Africa$92661917 997 $aUNINA